Romaine was the lead ship of her class of frigates of the French Navy.

She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande and in the Battle of Tory Island.

Quasi War:On 30 June, 1799 captured American armed ship "Mary Ann", 22 guns, sending her into Cadiz, Spain.[1]

She cruised to New York City in 1802, and was condemned in 1804. In 1805 she was converted to a troop ship but never sailed again, and she was eventually broken up in 1816.

References

  1. ^ Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France (PDF). Vol. VII Part 1 of 4: Naval Operations December 1800-December 1801, December 1800-March 1801. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 414. Retrieved 2 October 2024 – via Ibiblio.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. p. 385. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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